Our musical friend Yehudah Katz would like to say a few words about his brand new song and video. Dear Friends, For the past 6 months to four years we have seen a very sad situation of growth of hatred and dissension in the world. In my humble opinion, this all began 60 years ago …
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Hi, Gidon here. This topic might be over the heads of some of our Root Source readers, but others (including you, I’m sure:-) will be excited about this development as I am. This rabbi, Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, is one of the most important rabbis in Israel today in my humble opinion:-) and in fact the …
This week’s music https://youtu.be/IzXHpOsPUqg I clearly remember the day that Rabbi Menachem Fruman, of blessed memory, returned from his meeting in Turkey with Prime Minister Erdogan following the Marmara incident of 2010. The meeting took place on a Friday. Rabbi Fruman returned to Tekoa for Shabbat. On Shabbat morning when we recited the prayer for protection …
Our popular Root Source teacher Rabbi Gedalia Meyer has begun giving a short weekly teaching on the Weekly Portion for the Temple Institute. We are grateful to our friends at the Temple Institute who have allowed us to provide Rabbi Meyer’s teachings here too. If you’ve never been to the Temple Institute’s website, now’s your chance! click here!
This week’s portion Ki Tavo Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 contains the extended blessings and curses which the Children of Israel will earn, depending on whether they keep or violate God’s covenant. It also details the ceremony of the first fruits which must be brought to the Temple, as well as the declaration over the second tithe. Topic …
Chodesh Tov! The month of Elul has arrived and it’ s significance is upon us like never before. Hashem has been calling out to us over the past six months “b’kol ram,” with a great voice. The time has come for us to respond. “Ani L’dodi v’dodi li.” (I am to my beloved and my …
Our popular Root Source teacher Rabbi Gedalia Meyer has begun giving a short weekly teaching on the Weekly Portion for the Temple Institute. We are grateful to our friends at the Temple Institute who have allowed us to provide Rabbi Meyer’s teachings here too. If you’ve never been to the Temple Institute’s website, now’s your chance! click here!
This week’s portion Ki Teitzei Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19, covers an array of commandments for a variety of circumstances, from marriage and relationships to caring for the less fortunate. Some of the commandments pertain to man’s relationship with God, but most of them address the relationship between fellow humans. Like the rest of the book of Deuteronomy, …
Our popular Root Source teacher Rabbi Gedalia Meyer has begun giving a short weekly teaching on the Weekly Portion for the Temple Institute. We are grateful to our friends at the Temple Institute who have allowed us to provide Rabbi Meyer’s teachings here too. If you’ve never been to the Temple Institute’s website, now’s your chance! click here!
This portion Shoftim Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9, deals extensively with the legal system the people must establish when they enter the land. From courts to kings and priests to false witnesses and murderers, the portion details what God expects the people to do in each case. The portion then goes on by instructing the people in proper …
This week’s music: Reva L’sheva Ki Ba Moed “Re’eh Anochi noten lifneichem hayom, brachah uklalah” Look at what I am giving you today, blessing and curse (Devarim 11.26). This is the opening verse of this week’s Torah portion of “Re’eh.” Hashem is imploring us to open our eyes today. What is so important about today, …
Christian visitors to Israel are likely already familiar with Rabbi Jeremy Gimpel, a modern day pioneer in Israel who, along with his partner Rabbi Ari Abramowitz, is transforming the Arugot Farm in Judea into a must-visit destination for lovers of the Bible from around the world. At the heart of the Arugot Farm is a …
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Our good friend Pastor Trey Graham is leading a tour to Israel. Here is some info, click through for more! Highly recommended. Want to walk where Jesus walked? Want to learn the Bible in the places where it was written? Want to see prophecy fulfilled? Experience Israel this January Experience Israel with Pastor Trey Graham …
Bob O’Dell recently lost his father, Paul H. O’Dell, Jr. at age 93 1/2 in San Antonio Texas. He says a few words about him below. Bob’s Comments: Both my father and mother were pro-Israel Christians during their lives. Their work plowed the fields for the call that I received in 2013 to go to …
Root Source interviews Britt Lode from Norway and learn about her life and passion for light in many forms. In part 1, she begins her story in Norway. In part 2, she tells the unique way in which she “discovered” the Jewish roots of her faith. In part 3, she tells the story behind The …
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Root Source interviews Britt Lode from Norway and learn about her life and passion for light in many forms. In concluding part 4, she shares what she has learned from the experience and how she is shining light into the nations, today. Video (19:32) Downloadable audio:
Root Source interviews Britt Lode from Norway and learn about her life and passion for light in many forms. In part 3, she tells the story behind The Light from Zion. Video (13:26) Downloadable audio:
Root Source interviews Britt Lode from Norway and learn about her life and passion for light in many forms. In part 2, she tells the unique way in which she “discovered” the Jewish roots of her faith. Video (9:37) Downloadable audio:
Our popular Root Source teacher Rabbi Gedalia Meyer has begun giving a short weekly teaching on the Weekly Portion for the Temple Institute. We are grateful to our friends at the Temple Institute who have allowed us to provide Rabbi Meyer’s teachings here too. If you’ve never been to the Temple Institute’s website, now’s your chance! click here!
This week’s music: https://youtu.be/LFbf7YqcT1Q Friends let’s please keep it simple this week. What’s going on in our world is mamash heartbreaking. There is no place for hatred in the Jewish family. Brothers and sisters can’t hate each other. Certainly not to do so in public. For that matter I can’t hate you even in the …
This portion Re’eh Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17, focuses on changes which will take place upon the people’s entry into Israel. First, they are told to wipe out all forms of idolatry which remain from the land’s previous inhabitants. They are then told God will set aside a special place for them to serve Him. Moses tells the people …
Root Source interviews Britt Lode from Norway and learn about her life and passion for light in many forms. In part 1, she begins her story in Norway. Available in video and downloadable audio. video (13:23) Downloadable audio:
Over the last year every couple of weeks we have posted a video from AnaRina Heymann (now Kreisman) until we ran out of videos. But she has just posted a new one called: Seven Weeks of Consolation and the Festival that marks your Return to Zion. Here is the latest video which at 23 …
This week’s music: You are The Kind Oy do we need some comforting and consolation. We have all been through various challenges over at least the past 5 months, each of us responding in the way we best know how. One thing many of us have learned. No one can do it alone. We need …
